DECEMBER 2011

The 15th Annual Woodley House Movie Event
Special Screening of Warner Bros. Pictures’ New Year’s Eve.
Honoring Jane Harman.
Hosted by Dana Bash, CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent.
Reception venue: Spices Restaurant.
Screening venue: AMC Loews Uptown Theatre.
Attended by 450 guests.


Celebrating the Faculty of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at The Johns Hopkins University
Honoring SAIS Faculty.
Keynote by The Honorable Jim Leach.
Black-Tie seated dinner and program.
Venue: The Library of Congress, Jefferson Building.
Attended by 350 guests.


NOVEMBER 2011

The Children’s Defense Fund’s Beat the Odds Award Program
Honoring five extraordinary young people from the DC Metro area.
Hosted by Malik Yoba.
Venue: Carnegie Institution for Science.
Attended by 350 guests.


OCTOBER 2011

World Food Program USA’s 10th Annual George McGovern Leadership Award Ceremony
and Global Hunger Conference
Honoring Howard G. Buffet and Bill Gates.
Keynote given by Vice President Joe Biden; a Conversation and Panel with speakers including The Honorable Dan Glickman, Dr. Rajiv Shah and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Venue: Department of State, 8th Floor Diplomatic Reception Rooms
Attended by 250 guests.


JUNE 2011

George C. Marshall Foundation Award Dinner
Honoring Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Tributes by General Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army; Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile; Madeleine K. Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State.
Patriotic Opening by VMI Herald Trumpets and VMI Cadets.
Master of Ceremonies: Christiane Amanpour, Anchor ABC News “This Week”
Soloist: Millicent Scarlett.
Music by the Wright Touch Orchestra.
Venue: The National Building Museum.
Attended by 400 guests.


MAY 2011

World Environment Center 27th Annual Gold Medal Award Dinner
Honoring Nestlé S.A. with the WEC Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development.
Award accepted by Paul Bulcke, Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé S.A.
Event Chair: Andrea Thomas, Senior Vice President of Sustainability, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Award presented by James Schorr, Professor for the Practice of Business & Society, Vanderbilt University.
Venue: National Building Museum.
Attended by more than 400 guests.


APRIL 2011

The Fulbright Association Lifetime Achievement Medal Dinner
Honoring Renée Fleming, Milton Glaser and John Lithgow.
Tributes by Christine Baranski, Ken Auletta, and André Bishop.
Remarks by Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Ann Stock.
Venue: The New York Public Library, New York City.
Attended by 250 guests.


NOVEMBER 2010

The Children’s Defense Fund’s Beat the Odds Award Program
Honoring five extraordinary young people from the DC Metro area.
Hosted by Ali Wentworth.
Presenters included Geoff Canada, Jack Davies and Dr. Johnnetta Cole.
Venue: Harman Theatre.
Attended by 350 guests.

George C. Marshall Foundation Award
Honoring Frederick W. Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of FedEx.
Featured a conversation between Chris Wallace of Fox News and Frederick W. Smith on vision and leadership.
Special guests included Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, Chairman of the Board of the American Red Cross, and John Adams, Chairman of the Board of the George C. Marshall Foundation.
Venue: The American Red Cross, Hall of Service.
Attended by 250 guests.

The 14th Annual Woodley House Movie Benefit
Special Screening of Paramount Pictures’ Morning Glory.
Honoring Lou Hill Davidson and Willy Walker with this year’s Rose Award.
Reception venue: Spices Restaurant.
Screening venue: AMC Loews Uptown Theatre.
Attended by 450 guests.


OCTOBER 2010

Grand Opening Gala Celebration of Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
Marked the return of Arena Stage to the Southwest Waterfront of Washington, DC after two years of construction on the new center.
Special performances by Tony award winners Alice Ripley and Brian Stokes Mitchell.
Venue: Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater.
Attended by 580 guests.

Fulbright Association’s Fulbright Prize
Awarded to Bill and Melinda Gates, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Venue: Library of Congress.
Attended by 400 guests, followed by dinner for 100 guests in the Library’s Members of Congress Room.


SEPTEMBER 2010

The National Head Start Association’s Dream Lives On Celebrating the 45th Anniversary of Head Start
Honorees included Nike, Johnson & Johnson, and U.S. Representative Loretta Sanchez.
Venue: Grand Hyatt Washington.
Attended by 500 honorees and supporters.


MAY 2010

18th Annual Arena Stage Benefit for Community Engagement
Honoring James Earl Jones with the American Artist Award and Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA) with the American Voice Award.
Venue: The Lincoln Theatre.
Attended by 600 guests.

World Environment Center’s 26th Annual Gold Medal Award Dinner
Honoring Walmart with theWEC Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development.
Award accepted by H. Lee H. Scott, Jr., Chairman of the Executive Committee of Walmart’s Board of Directors Event Chairman- Muhtar Kent, Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Company.
Award Presented by President Bill Clinton.
Black Tie dinner and dance with music provided by Ban Caribe.
Venue: National Building Museum.
Attended by more than 300 guests.


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